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V
GO YE- TH ERE-FORE AND
So will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they hay!! been scattered in the cloudy and dark day. -Ezek. 34:: 12-
. And they shall be lny people, and I will be their God.-Jer. 32:38. At evening time it shall be Jight.-Zech. 14: 7. .
Volume XXXVI,." Anderson, Ind., U. S. A:, Thursday, December 28, 1916. Number 51.
THE NEW YEAR
Fleetly hath passed the year; the RMflons rame
Duly as they were wont-the gentle spring,
And the delicious RUmmel', and the cool,
Rich' autumn, with the nodding of the- grain,
And winter, like an old and hoary man,
Frosty and stiff-and so arc chronicled.
We have read gladness in the new green leaf,
And in the first-blown violets; we have drunk
Cool water f)'oIll the l'oel~, and in the sha<lo
Sunk to the noontide slumber; we have plncl((\(i
The marlow fruitage of the \lcl1cling tree,
And girded to our plNtRnllt walH]eJ'ings
When the cool winds came freshly from tlle hills;
And when the tinting of the autulllll leaves
Had faded from its glory, we have sat
By the good fires of winter, and rejoieed
Over the fullless of the gathered sheaf.
(' God hath been very gOO!i. ,,' "ris he ·whose h:wl1
Molded the sunny hills and holJ'owcd out
The shelter of the val1~'s,""allddoth keep
The fountains in their secret places eool;
And it is he who leadeth up the sun,
And oruereth the starry influences,
And tempereth the keenness of the frost;
And, therefore, in the plenty of the feast'
And in the lifting of the cup, l'et him
Have praises for the well-completed year.
-Nathaniel Parker Willis.
SENTENCE SERMONS
Gi ving is the law of life.
The nature of Christianity is sacrifice.
Di vine life in the soul is fed by' sacrifice.
'rhe spirit of sacrifice must never leave the
church of God.
No use to profess love for souls if there is no
sacrifice in their behalf.
The salvation of man cQst God his Son, and
the Son his life. Both gave the best they had.
. Paul felt in debt to the whole world. Why?
Because God had done so much for him. Do you
feel that way Y
Jesus founaed Ohristianity on the principle.
of sacrifice because he would show man a new
and bet~er way to be happy.
The world counts itself happy when it receives.
J esns said, "It is more blessed to give than to
receive. " He that. saves his life shall lose it.
The salvation of the world "will cost the church
something today. I t will cost its ministry their
firesides, their pleasant family re1ations, and
perhaps life. It will cost the brethren many of
their luxuries and good things to do their part.
R. L. B.
Hopeful Outlook for the New . Year
And Retrospection of the Past
As allother period of life has passed ~L\vay alll}
\Ve stand upon the threshhold of a now year, v,,~e
instinctively feel like glancing backward over
the series of event.CJ just closed before taking a
for\V~n'd step in the untroc1den path of the future.
A review of the past year's vvork in the service
or Goel .gives oeeusion for genuine feelings or
thanks'giving' and praise, thus' inspiring the
heart with. greater Ileal and earnestness for the
year that isto come. '
The work of the church in genel'alhas been
prosperous during t.he past year. It has been
a time of settling down in God, a time of earnest,
constructive efrort.'l'he hrethren everywhere
have been awakening to the fact that if we are to
accomplish the work that is before us, regularity
and continuity must characterize our efforts. The
camp-meetings of the year were generally well,
attended,' and they were also specially blessed by
the manifestations of God's presence and power.
The anointing of the Holy Spirit rested upon the
ministers while preaching the word insomuch
that our souls were bathed with, holy light and
enraptured with glory from the sanctuary above,
the happiness of our hearts oft~l1 finding tender
expression in tears of gratitude or in shouting
aloud for joy. Praise his name!
Salvation-work has gone forward, many of the
ministers reporting that the best and most suc­cessful
meetings in all of their experience in the
work have been held during this time. Streams
of holy fire from heaven have descended upon
waiting hearts, and many have experienced the
fulfilment of God's promise to pour out of his
Spirit upon all flesh.. The writer has witnessed
the manifestation of God's power in special ways
in some instances. The inspiration of heaven so
rested upon the Word that was being taught ti!at
the newly kindled faith in the' hearts of the hear­.
ers was honored by the Lord in an outpouring of
spiritual blessing, accompanied by healing power,
diseases, and afflictions. being instantly removed
witho:ut even a prayer being offered.
THE·' PUBLIGHING-WORK
Substantial progress has been made in the pub­lishing-
work, during the year. :Many tQns of
pnre gospel literature has been sent forth on its
mission of love to all parts of the world. The
number of Gospel Trumpets issued was 1,867,­LWO;
Shining Lights, 372,O{)0; Our IJittle Folks,
123,100; Helpers (a new periodical), 89,6000;
EvangelillmS Posallne (German Trumpet), 171,-
850; Youth's Guide, 16,300. The number of
tracts. issued during the year was 478,000. Two
new books. were published,The Pilot's Voice, by
IaabelO. BYl'um, and The" Double Onre, or Re..;
demption 'l'wofold, by D. O. Teasley. We have
also issued reprint editions of the following
books: Beautiful Stories; Food for Lambs; How ,'Ii[ e Got Our Bible; Secret of Salvation; The
Hidelen Life; Our Darling '8 A. B 0 Book; Home,
Health, and Success; Rays of Hope; Religious
Controversy; Select I-Iymns; and Daily Food for
the Soul.
The phenomenal rise in the price of printing
materials during the past few months·"greatly
hindered the enlargement of the work. A num­ber
of excellent book "manuscripts are held Uil­publiiilhed
on account of these abnormal business
conditions. The average reader can scarcely
realize how keenly these conditions are . felt in
every department of the. publishing-work. Take,
for example, one itelnof our expense, paper. A
year's supply usuaily costs us about $20,000.
Now the price for the same amount of paper is
about $40,000. Materials of all kinds have ad­vanced
in price. Still we have not advanced t"4e
price on any of our books. On" J auuary 1 a
slight increase will be made in the subscription
rates to some of 'our periodicals. During the past
two or three months over 700 newspapers have
been obliged to suspend publication in the United
States. Such papers generally derive a large
income from secuiar advertising, a means of
support that we do not have. In view of these
facts, we feel grateful to God that he is en­abling
us to survive these testi:ilg times. How­ever,
we trust that the brethren everywhere wil1
be faithful, as in times past, in giving their sup­port
to the work. We look forward to the C0111-
ing year withcon:fidence and we expect it to
mark a q.istinct epoch in the history of the pub­Hshing-
work. Special attention is being given ".

V
GO YE- TH ERE-FORE AND
So will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they hay!! been scattered in the cloudy and dark day. -Ezek. 34:: 12-
. And they shall be lny people, and I will be their God.-Jer. 32:38. At evening time it shall be Jight.-Zech. 14: 7. .
Volume XXXVI,." Anderson, Ind., U. S. A:, Thursday, December 28, 1916. Number 51.
THE NEW YEAR
Fleetly hath passed the year; the RMflons rame
Duly as they were wont-the gentle spring,
And the delicious RUmmel', and the cool,
Rich' autumn, with the nodding of the- grain,
And winter, like an old and hoary man,
Frosty and stiff-and so arc chronicled.
We have read gladness in the new green leaf,
And in the first-blown violets; we have drunk
Cool water f)'oIll the l'oel~, and in the sha